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Sunday, 9 October 2016

9th October

The first Fieldfares were back in the parish today, a flock
of around 20 birds in the top fields. This is a good week earlier than last year. There
definitely seemed to be birds on the move today. Good numbers of Skylarks were
passing over, Meadow Pipit numbers had markedly increased..

And the first Corn Buntings for a couple of months dropped
in to the top fields (along with small numbers of Reed Buntings and
Yellowhammers).

Up to 30 Pied Wagtails fed in the newly ploughed fields here
and three Grey Wagtails were in the marshy ground of the bottom fields…

A small group of Siskin flew over the Magic Garden and there
were still two Chiffchaff singing in here. Most surprising find was this rather
tame Wigeon on the tiny cattle pond in the bottom fields...

And finally, continuing my painfully slow progress on
identifying insects, this striking creature which fell on my son’s head last
night is a Hawthorn Shield Bug!

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" Men that undertake only one district are much more likely to advance natural knowledge than those that grasp at more than they can possibly be acquainted with ; every kingdom, every province, should have its own monographer."Gilbert White — The Natural History of Selborne.This blog covers the birds and other wildlife in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire.